The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wREcK1Ne

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ia diabolical
attempt was made to wreck an outgo-
ing passenger train on the Ohio &
Mississippi Railroad tonight, but
luckily it was a futile one. Special
Officer Clancy, of the East st. Louis
police force, was walking out the Ohio
81 mississippi track about 8 O'Clock. He
discovered at the crossing of that road
and the belt line, which encircles the
eastern part of the city, that
two coupling pins had been driven
into the frog of the track
evidently with a design of wrecking
the train. The ougtoing passenger was
nearly due, and no time was to be lost.
With the aid of big rock, but only af-
pins from the frog. A moment later
the train sped by its occupants all
unconscious of the danger they had
escaped. The tracks at this point are
on high bank, and had the train
| struck the pins it would have been
dashed down the embankment and a
| fearful loss of life doubtless en-
sued: No one is yet suspected OF the
nendish act, nor can any motive for 1t
be assigned.
MAXWELL EMBRACES RELIGION.
| ST. LOUIS, Aug. lit transpired
to-day that Hugh NJ. Brooks, alias
| Maxwell, the famous chloroformer of
PrelIeI, turned his attention to relig-
| ious matters about month ago and
was received into the Catholic Church.
The young mans father, who is still
here, is much rejoiced at the change
that has come over his son.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
CHICAGO, Aug. T7.-Hugh Dough
erty, a young man living at 1928 North
Clark Street, and said to be an anato-
mist, is under arrest under a nominal
charge of disorderly conduct, really or
suspicion of murder. The circum'
stances leading to his actions are pc,
culiar. J. s. y. Matthai, who keeps g
North Clark and Division Streets, was
called up at o'clock by telephone by
an unknown party, who wanted to finC
Dougherty, whom he said had Shoi
and killed man at the place where the
Telephone was. When he founC
Doherty was not there, he refused tt
say anything further or even locate
himself or the place of the supposed
tragedy. Mr.. Matthai called on Pc
lice officer, and when Doherty came il
little later he was arrested. Ht
seemed excited denied his guilt and re
fused to say what had become of ;
Young man with whom he had left a
the pavilion that morning at about
O'Clock in a cab. This probable victim
of the alleged murder had 800 in casl
and a check for $3.50 with him when b
left in Doherty's company. This morn
ing Doherty was held in 81 900 bond 70
. a further hearing, that amount bein
found sufficient to keep him in the sta
ton, as he seems to have no friends
. Doherty is manager of the museum q
{ No. 1855 South Clark Street, and ha
! been there for years. He has not speI
: much time about the museum the las
!, few days.
e SHERIFF LYNCH DEAD.
J, DETROIT, Aug. 17.-Sheriff CharlC
b Lynch, of Alpena, died this morning
n the Detroit Sanitarium from sh,
: wound in the leg, inflicted by the N
}, Lynch planned and carried out Il
l. scheme to capture "Blinkey'' Morgs
It and others alleged to be the murdere
II of detective Halligan, of Clevelan
His murderer is now in Jail at r
VIENNA, Ohio.
COLLISION AT DODGE CITY.
g. DODGE CITY, Kans., Aug. TIT
ut cannon-ball passenger train due he
ID this morning at 4 o'clock, Just as it W
g running into the yards at the we
=" limit of the city, ran into the rear el
IS of q freight train standing on the ma
b. line, derailing and tearing into spli
re tiers the cabooSe and three ca,
IT Freight conductor /. N. Elliott, W
vn was in the caboOse, was seriously
nix jured and there is no hope Of his rec
Dst cry. Jack Corners, a brakeman on I
ID freight, who was also in the caboO
i'd was thrown some distance on {
Ike ground, but received no serious injI
ne les. Engineer Thayer and Firem
,rk Pinkerton, who were drawing the d
Tas senger, jumped from their engine. a
lid escaped with slight bruises. The
nd CINE is almost total wreck. No
The jury to passengers.
ing AN ABORTIvE ATTEMPT.
try CHICAGO, Aug. IA diabOlical